Museum of Geology
Museum of Geology is a museum in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City. Museum of Geology is situated nearby to Crocodile, as well as near the church Sisters of St Paul of Chartres.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens and Hùng Kings Temple.
Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens
Park
Photo: Hoangvantoanajc, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens, or known locally as The Zoo, is Vietnam's largest zoo and botanical garden. The Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens was commissioned by Admiral Pierre-Paul de La Grandière in 1864, and was opened to the public in 1869, making it one of the world's oldest continuously operating zoos. Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens is situated 340 metres northwest of Museum of Geology.
Hùng Kings Temple
Place of worship
The Hùng King Temple is a temple dedicated to the Hùng kings, the Vietnamese rulers of the Hồng Bàng dynasty. The temple is located in the Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens, next to the Ho Chi Minh City Museum of History. Hùng Kings Temple is situated 330 metres northwest of Museum of Geology.
Ba Son
Railway stop
Photo: Felix Běhavý, CC BY 4.0.
Ba Son Station is an underground Ho Chi Minh City Metro station on Line 1. Located in District 1 at the site of the former Ba Son Shipyard next to the autonomous bridge, the station opened on 22 December 2024. Ba Son is situated 330 metres south of Museum of Geology.
Museum of Geology
- Type: Museum
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Southern Vietnam, Vietnam, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
10.785° or 10° 47′ 6″ northLongitude
106.70768° or 106° 42′ 28″ eastOpen location code
7P28QPM5+X3OpenStreetMap ID
node 1001114513OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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In Other Languages
From French to Vietnamese—“Museum of Geology” goes by many names.
- French: “Musée de géologie”
- Vietnamese: “Bảo Tàng Địa Chất”
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